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RL Hudson customers include some of the world’s most admired brands, which rely on us for a wide range of plastic components and assemblies. Our plastic components, designed to Daikin’s…

The Long Run Advantage of Designing Custom Plastic Parts for Heavy Trucks with Reliability and Longevity in Mind

…need for high reliability, and you have conditions capable of challenging the best designs and materials. That’s why reliable performance is so important when it comes to custom plastic parts…

The Absolute Best Plastic Injection Molded Design Tips and Considerations

…come into play. At RL Hudson, we have executed a wide variety of designs with compression limiters. Whether it’s molded compression limiters with grooves, knurling or incorporating other retention features…

RL Hudson & Company announces acquisition of specialized precision plastic injection molding company, Rapid Production Tooling, Inc.

TULSA, Oklahoma — RL Hudson has completed the acquisition of Colorado based Rapid Production Tooling, Inc., a technically superior injection molding tooling company. The acquisition will allow RL Hudson to…

RLH voted BEST PLACES TO WORK 2019 by Rubber & Plastics News

Meet Mario Del Real, RL Hudson Director of Business Development

…rubber side, from rubber molding to hose manufacturing, we can provide the best solution and the best value in the industry. For the icing on the cake, we have the…

Which Plastic Welding Method is Right for You?

…Hot plate welding is the least accurate in terms of control. And it is the slowest. It also generates the most flash. On the plus side, hot plate welding is…

Meet Mike Glynn, RL Hudson Territory Manager

…core value that says we “Make Above and Beyond Seem Ordinary,” and I encounter this all the time in the way we look out for our customers’ best interests.  The…

Tetrafluoroethylene (FEP)

Tetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a completely fluorinated polymer produced when the monomer tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) undergoes free radical vinyl polymerization. As a monomer, TFE is made up of a pair of double-bonded…

Plastics Overview: From History to Molding Advice for your Custom Plastic Parts

…celluloid. Although celluloid wasn’t great for billiard balls, it made excellent hair combs. Hyatt’s materials created an entire industry of hair comb manufacturing. Later, celluloid was used to make photographic…

RL Hudson addresses supply chain challenges

…shortages of materials with limited ability to move product of any type.  Coupled together, the challenges are high.  If you looked at a manufacturer’s current supply chain and compared it…

How A Part Gets Its Start

…— at every stage the customer is an integral part of the process. But it won’t work without communication, and we believe that frequent, clear, and complete communication is vital…

HUDSON TECHFILES | Materials Lab Capabilities

…taken for testing RHEOMETRIC TESTS After mixing a batch of rubber, we determine its processing characteristics by performing tests on our moving die rheometer (MDR). Manufactured by TECH/PRO, our MDR…

From Metal to Plastic

…over-molded with rubber. For example, a metal part that includes an over-molded rubber seal can very likely be converted to plastic and rubber. Advantages Decreased weight Increased design options Combined…

HUDSON TECHFILES | Computational Fluid Dynamics

…of coolant through a pipe or the flow of air over an airplane wing, is extremely complex. It was not until the development of powerful computers in the 1960s, along…

Materials

Concepting for Cost Control: How Design for Manufacturability Creates the Perfect Plastic Part

…it comes creating the perfect plastic part. An Overview of Plastic Injection Molding Plastic injection molding offers a panoply of manufacturing advantages, including efficiency, consistency, and the ability to accommodate…

Fluorosilicone (FVMQ)

Fluorosilicone is the common name for fluorovinylmethyl silicone rubber. Fluorosilicones combine the best properties of fluorocarbons and silicones. Fluorosilicones resist solvents, fuel, and oil (similar to fluorocarbons). They also have…

How have sales changed for RL Hudson during the pandemic?

…forms of communication as possible, and certainly find and utilize the most effective form of communication to any particular individual on the receiving end.  A personal approach allows for these…